Synod

Autumn Synod

The Autumn Synod took place on Saturday 15th September at the Ridgeway Centre, Milton Keynes. Synod began with a service of Holy Communion at which the Secretary of Conference, Rev’d Canon Gareth Powell was the preacher. He also addressed Synod later in the day on the subject of ‘Our Calling’.

Among the topics covered during Synod were feedback from the 2018 Methodist Conference, and an update on the process for discussing the Marriage and Relationships report, a copy of which can be found with the Synod papers below.

Dr Laura Johnson spoke about the work of the St Philip’s Centre, Leicester, Rev’d Jill Marsh talked about the District Mission Weeks in which circuits are being invited to participate, and Adam Sanders from the Learning Network introduced ‘Big Conversations’ about vocations.

Among the papers presented to Synod were a report from the District Executive covering their work during the past year, the District Development Plan, Mission Policy, Chaplaincy Policy, a Finance report and a Property report.